I hoped the swift justice meted on those alleged senegalese nationals was
visited on the perpetrators of the April 10 massacre. If and when Tombong
decides to answer the numerous questions previously posed to him in this
forum, he might also want to shed light on what kind of tribunal tried,
convicted, and punished these alleged rioters. WE MUST GET RID OF YAYA BY
ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
>From: "Jeng, Beran" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Senegalese Expelled From Gambia For Rioting
>Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 11:35:13 -0400
>
>2000-04-25
>GAMBIA: EIGHT SENEGALESE EXPELLED FROM GAMBIA FOR RIOTING.
>
>BANJUL, April 25 (Reuters) - Gambia expelled eight Senegalese on Tuesday
>for
>their part in rioting two weeks ago in which up to 14 people were killed,
>police
>sources said.
>They said those expelled were among 16 Senegalese nationals detained during
>rioting on April 11 and 12 sparked by the alleged torture and murder of a
>school
>student by fire fighters.
>Nationals from Senegal, which surrounds Gambia on three sides, make up an
>estimated 350,000 of Gambia's 1.3 million population.
>Government statements about the riots have put the death toll at 12.
>But police and family sources in Birkamaba, 250 km (156 miles) east of
>Banjul,
>say two more students were killed there when police opened fire to stop
>crowds
>of students from attacking government buildings.
>Gambia's two main opposition parties called on April 20 for an independent
>commission of inquiry into the deaths, suggesting the actual toll was
>higher
>than the official total. A radio journalist was among those killed.
>President Yahya Jammeh has promised that "no stone will be left unturned"
>in
>trying to find out how they died. Government officials have said that
>protesters
>started the shooting.
>Police sources said 60 students from Armitage secondary school, 300 km east
>of
>Banjul, had been released at the weekend after being detained for setting
>fire
>to the premises of the post office and telecommunications company Gamtel.
>The education ministry said in a statement that some schoolchildren had
>resumed
>classes on Tuesday as part of a phased return. All classes would be back to
>normal by May 4, it said.
>
>
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